International economics Books

With global concerns over rising oil prices, this book examines the major issues facing the economies of the Arab Gulf today, covering all six of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC) states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United...

Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian "developmental state" is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour – a benign co-operation between state officials and businessmen to organise economic...

Outsourcing is an increasingly popular strategy deployed by a variety of institutions, including banks, multinational companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The book assesses the problems and solutions for those attempting to outsource...

The process of development in recent times has been characteristically marked by the expanding reach of multinational enterprises, flows of foreign direct investment, unprecedented growth of information and communication technologies (ICT) and...

Written by eminent scholars who are well known within their fields across Europe, this book explores changes in the international economic environment, their impacts on the strategy of firms and the spatial consequences of these changes in strategy.The...

Ian Taylor and Karen Smith present a much-needed and full examination of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), covering its history and current activities. All the key areas are covered by accessibly written chapters,...

Delays in approving genetically modified crops and foods in the European Union have led to a high profile trade conflict with the United States. This book analyses the EU-US conflict and uses it as a case study to explore the governance of new...

This book provides a broad and comprehensive survey of the development of capitalism in Russia from the collapse of the Soviet economic system to the present, and includes the results of substantial new research on the current state of a wide range of...

Competition Policy in East Asia clarifies the key issues and provides a framework for understanding competition policy, looking in-depth at a number of regulated sectors for additional perspectives.Until two or three decades ago, competition and consumer...

The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have been through a profound transition process for more than a decade now. The financial sectors and markets in the region have been subject to major structural reforms including privatization, liberalization...

The channels and mechanisms of knowledge flows define the links that make up production and innovation systems. As such, they relate directly or indirectly to all policies that affect such systems. Knowledge flows are also directly related to...

This book deals with two major issues: how Indonesian NGOs survived under Suharto's authoritarian rule; and how NGOs contributed to the promotion of democracy in the post-Suharto era. If NGOs are to change from 'development' to 'movement' in democratic...

Business ethics is currently a significant and widely debated global issue, and one that no business can afford to ignore. In this book, the authors bring together a diverse range of views on the subject, arising from an international conference on...

Europe is waking up to the challenge of technology and innovation. We see EU commitment to spend 3% of GDP on R&D, but who is thinking about how to spend? Who is thinking about technology management? Does the corporate Board have the means to manage this...

The European Union is an increasingly important influence on our daily lives with important political, economic and cultural implications. To understand how to bridge the gaps between national cultures and economic systems is an imperative. This book...

China has become one of the biggest exporters of goods into the global economy. Yongjin Zhang offers a detailed account of the political and economic context, both domestic and international, in which China's nascent global businesses began to emerge in...

Traditional theories suggest that developing countries lack influence in the trade regime. In A Social Theory of the WTO, Jane Ford uses a social theory or constructivist approach to show that developing countries played a critical role in strengthening...

Latin America has a pivotal role to play in international trade negotiations. This book focuses on the key issues for Latin American countries' participation in trade negotiations on the shifting ground of expanding trade agendas, diversifying...

This volume contains original essays by authors who have worked together to derive lessons for African export prospects from the experiences of some of the more successful developing countries in East Asia and Latin America. They present up-to-date data...

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Synopses of Contributors Introduction; B.Moore Belgium; R.V.Vennet Denmark; M.Balling & A.Grosen France; D.Plihon Germany; G.Lang Greece; C. Gortsos Ireland; R.Kinsella & P.Bourke Italy; F.Bruni, A.Balzarini & D.Fox...

This volume in the Academy of International Business series focuses on globalization and international business, and presents the work of leading international business scholars delivered at the 27th AIB conference. Contributions examine how the...

The European Union as Neo-Liberal Construction; B.H.Moss PART I: HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY The Neo-Liberal Constitution: EC Law and History; B.H.Moss Raisons d'être: The Failure of Constructive Integration; B.H.Moss The Theories of Integration:...

Human resource management performs a different function and operates very differently in Asia than it does in the US and Europe. This volume demonstrates how human resource management is enacted in Asian countries, how it is changing in response to...

Differences in the way national economies are organized have been highlighted in academic and policy debates. This book provides studies of key national economies, examining both enduring features of their economic institutions and how these have changed...

The emerging markets have shifted rapidly from being the growth points of the global auto industry in the mid-1990s to being in crisis and recession at the end of the 1992. The essays in this volume analyze current transformations in the auto industry in...

This book provides insight into crucial aspects of doing business in Japan and advice on how to succeed in a very difficult market. It follows the process from initial contact to the creation of a fully-fledged operation in Japan. Emphasis is placed on...

List of Tables List of Figures Foreword Preface List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Notes on Contributors PART I: MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AND IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY The Multinational Corporation: The Managerial Challenges of...

Alice Landau investigates the confluence, magnitude, and dynamics of globalization and regionalization, and highlights the integrative and disintegrative effects of both processes. She digs deep in to the processes and traces the inequalities embedded in...

For 30 years, the Labour Party was wracked by conflict over membership in the European Community, swinging back and forth, pro and anti, when in and out of office. It was a conflict that helped keep the party in opposition for 18 years until it abandoned...